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Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a coastal town in Talamanca in Limón Province in southeastern Costa Rica, known simply as Puerto Viejo to locals. [1] The town was originally called Old Harbour until the Costa Rican government institutionalized Spanish as the national language and changed the names of the towns and landmarks in the area from English to Spanish or Native American.
Puerto Viejo (Spanish for "Old Port" or "Old Harbor") can refer to two towns in Costa Rica: Puerto Viejo de Talamanca; Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí ...
Talamanca has an area of 2,809.93 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 29 metres. [2] The county is noted for its beautiful beaches, especially in Cahuita and Puerto Viejo, which are popular tourist locations. Talamanca contains one of Costa Rica's three official border-crossing points with Panama, the Sixaola-Guabito crossing.
Puerto Viejo has an area of 428.17 km 2 [3] and an elevation of 37 metres. [1] The zone is of flat topography and is furrowed with mighty rivers of rambling course, the main one being the Sucio River. It is located in the northern region of the country.
On 17 July 2002, Tiendas Soriana began to implement its multi-format strategy and with this the price club format was created under the name City Club.Like Tiendas Soriana (its owner), its first branch was opened to the public in the city of Torreón, Coahuila, where the brand would later begin to venture into various cities in the country, such as Monclova, Chihuahua, Saltillo, Colima, Tuxtla ...
It is located in the Talamanca-Caribe biological corridor that covers about 36,000 hectares in the canton of Talamanca, Limón Province. Since 1994, the reserve is run by the Kéköldi Wak ka Köneke Association (Kéköldi Land Carers), which works to preserve indigenous culture and purchase additional land to reforest and conserve. [ 4 ]
Project Talamanca [26] provides free medical and dental care to the Bribri and Cabécar people of Talamanca, in cooperation with the CCSS (Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social [27]) and local tribal organizations. Under the direction of the founder, Dr. Peter S. Aborn DDS, groups of professional and student volunteers treat patients in week-long ...
The Jaguar Rescue Center (Spanish: Centro de Rescate Jaguar) is an animal rescue center located near Puerto Viejo de Talamanca in the Limón Province of Costa Rica.The center is dedicated to the rehabilitation of mistreated, injured, orphaned, and/or confiscated animals. [1]